Game Act 1831

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3. 2. What shall be deemed Game.Previous MatchNext Match

4. 3. Days and Seasons during which Game shall not be killed. Penalty for laying poison to kill game. Previous MatchNext Match

5. 4. † Possession of Game illegal after Ten Days in Dealers, and Forty Days in other Persons, from the Expiration of the Season.Previous MatchNext Match

6. 5. This Act not to affect the existing Laws respecting Game Certificates.Previous MatchNext Match

7. 6. Every certificated person may kill Game, subject to the Law of Trespass. Proviso as to Game-keepers.Previous MatchNext Match

8. 7. Under existing leases the landlord shall have the game except in certain cases.Previous MatchNext Match

9. 8. This Act not to affect any existing or future agreements respecting game, nor any rights of manor, forest, chase, or warren.Previous MatchNext Match

10. 9. This Act not to affect any of His Majesty’s Forest Rights, &c.Previous MatchNext Match

11. 10. Not to affect any Cattlegates or Right of Common. Lord of manor to have the game on the wastes.Previous MatchNext Match

12. 11. Landlord, having the Game, may authorize others to kill it.Previous MatchNext Match

13. 12. Where the landlord, &c. has the right to the game, in exclusion of the occupier, the occupier shall be liable to a penalty for killing it.Previous MatchNext Match

14. 13. Lords of manors may appoint gamekeepers. Powers of gamekeepers of manors.Previous MatchNext Match

15. 14. Lords of Manors may grant Deputations.Previous MatchNext Match

16. 15. Regulations respecting appointment of gamekeepers in Wales.Previous MatchNext Match

17. 16. All appointments of gamekeepers to be registered with the clerk of the peace.Previous MatchNext Match

18. 17. Certificated Persons may sell Game to licensed Dealers. Proviso as to Gamekeepers.Previous MatchNext Match

19. 18. Justices to hold a special session yearly for granting licences to persons to deal in game. Dealers in game to put up a board. Previous MatchNext Match

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22. 21. Proviso as to Partners.Previous MatchNext Match

23. 22. Licences When to become Void.Previous MatchNext Match

24. 23. Penalty for killing game without a certificate. Penalty to be cumulative.Previous MatchNext Match

25. 24. Penalty for destroying or taking the Eggs of Game, &c.Previous MatchNext Match

26. 25. Penalty for selling Game without Licence, and on certificated Persons selling to unlicensed Persons.Previous MatchNext Match

27. 26. Exceptions as to innkeepers.Previous MatchNext Match

28. 27. Penalty on persons buying game except from licensed dealers.Previous MatchNext Match

29. 28. Penalty on licensed dealers buying game from uncertificated persons, or otherwise offending.Previous MatchNext Match

30. 29. As to buying and selling Game by the Servants of a licensed Dealer.Previous MatchNext Match

31. 30. Penalty on persons trespassing in the day-time upon lands in search of game. Where the Occupier of the Land, not being entitled to the Game, allows any Person to kill it, the Party entitled to the Game may enforce the Penalty. Previous MatchNext Match

32. 31. Trespassers in search of game may be required to quit the land, and to tell their names and abodes, and in case of refusal may be arrested. Penalty. Persons arrested must be discharged unless brought before a justice within 12 hours.Previous MatchNext Match

33. 31A. Powers of constables in relation to trespassers.Previous MatchNext Match

34. 32. Penalty on Persons found armed using Violence, &c.Previous MatchNext Match

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36. 34. What to be deemed daytime.Previous MatchNext Match

37. 35. The Provisions as to trespassers not to apply to persons hunting, &c.Previous MatchNext Match

38. 36. Game may be taken from Trespassers not delivering up the same when demanded. Previous MatchNext Match

39. 37. Application of penalties for offences against this Act. Previous MatchNext Match

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43. 41. Time for Proceedings, and Mode of enforcing the Appearance of Offenders.Previous MatchNext Match

44. 42. Prosecutor not required to prove a Negative.Previous MatchNext Match

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46. 44. Appeal to quarter sessions. Previous MatchNext Match

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48. 46. This Act not to preclude actions for trespass, but no double proceedings for the same trespass.Previous MatchNext Match

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50. 48. Act not to extend to Scotland or Ireland.Previous MatchNext Match

51. SCHEDULES

    1. Schedule (A.)Previous MatchNext Match

       Form of LicencePrevious MatchNext Match

    2. Schedule (B.)Previous MatchNext Match